Bears are large, typical solitary living
mammals with stocky legs, a long snout, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with
five nonretractile claws, and a short tail. While there are exclusively
carnivorous bears and some herbivores, most bears are omnivorous. They
have an excellent sense of smell, and despite their heavy build and
awkward gait, they can run quickly and are adept climbers and swimmers and
hibernate in caves during winter. Some bears might be trained by
humans, but they can also be quite
deadly out in the wild.

ARGROTHIN
BLACK
BEAR,
THE
The Argrothin Black Bear is
a common bear in northern Sarvonian
regions like the Celeste Lowlands, the Prominent Mountains and the Mountains
of Oro, but also in the Hovel Frond Forest or the Shaded Forest. The warm and beautiful fur is an important
trading tool for the locals, to keep themselves with coins, tools or other
objects of value. The fur, and in some cases, the claws are sold to eastern
traders. And as the Argrothin Bear is in most cases a
vegetarian, the meat is usable for eating. Having
Argrothin Bears
roam in close proximity isn't really a good sign, as they sometimes take
cattle, or, in bad times, humans.

BLOOD
BEAR,
THE
Beneath the sporadic cover
of the
Shaded Forest and throughout the foothills at the base of the
Prominent Mountains a bear, said
to be the spawn of demons, roams. Of those that have
found themselves face to face with these beasts, staring into their haunting,
blood-red eyes, only a few have lived to tell the tale. Those that have known
the survivors best have said that they were never the same after their encounter
with the Blood Bear. Many believe there is some mythical and/or
demonic aspect of the bear, but realists and researchers
argue that anyone finding themselves almost greeting death by way of a three
ped tall, blood-red beast,
would find themselves scarred as well.

While the terrible stories and retellings of encounters are enough to send a
shiver down anyone's spine, there is only an ounce of truth to them. True, these
bears are massive compared to people when standing up on their hind legs and
their fur colour is not one commonly seen among their cousins, but commanding
the shadows and having a deadly saliva that scorches the
earth is a load of nonsense. However, just
because they can't call shadows to their aid, burn the skin off your flesh, or
turn you to stone with their gaze does not mean they arenít dangerous.

CARTHASIAN
BLACK
BEAR,
THE
Stemming originally from the
region around Cartash, this type of bear is not only much bigger than his brown
bear relative but also much more dangerous. The full grown Cartashian Bear can
reach a height of three and a half peds thus rendering his opponents to mere
dwarves: Big, dangerous, bad tempered, and vaguely
smelly. There exist many different species of bears in the world of
Caelereth, but the
most notorious and feared of all is the so-called Cartashian Bear,the most deadly bear known to man.

MOSS
BEAR,
THE ("SILKY
BEAR")The Moss
Bear, also known as Silky Bear, is the smallest representant of the bear family
on the Sarvonian continent. It inhabits the
Shaded Forest and the forested parts of the
Nybelmar continent, preferring the darkest and most secluded parts. The Moss
Bear has a long coat with silky hair that has several different uses. It can
give a soft kind of wool that can be spun into the finest of yarn that is used
to knit warm clothes. The pelt can also be used complete as a rug or bedcover.

RIMMERIN
BEAR,
THE ("TWIN
BEAR",
"THAR'S
BEAR")The Rimmerin Bear, or
"Ma'akwa'aheshtake" in the Eyelian
tongue, is a bear found far and wide throughout south-central
Santharia. It is found in the greatest
concentration in the Rimmerins Ring, hence the name. However, it is also found
in moderate numbers all the way east to Kor Donion, south to Chylikis, and in
lesser numbers westward to Hog. One will note that the bear is found
predominantly in the former Kingdom of
Eyelia - as such, it is a very important animal to these people. It is told
that the "Ma'akwa'aheshtake ("Twin Bear") taught the first
SarvonianEyelians which herbs and plants were
safe, and showed them the best shelter. Today, the
Eyelians' gratitude is obvious, as
one of the three modern clans (the Quia clan) is symbolized by the bear.

WHITE
BEAR,
THEThe White
Bear is a large carnivorous beast, which can mainly be found in the vast
Cyhalloian Tundra and in the
Icelands of Northern Sarvonia.
It is known for its good swimming skills and especially their unusual "Death
Ritual", where they search for crimson rose
fields when they know that they are going to die. Smelling the sedative effect
of the flower they enter a deep sleep from which they never wake up again.